Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Italy or Japan?

Japan, at 248,338 number against 241,634 number in Italy as of 2005.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Italy and Japan?

6,704 number, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?

28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2005.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Japan: Teachers in primary education, female

Italy

241,634 number

in 2018

Japan

248,338 number

in 2005

Italy rank

17th

Japan rank

16th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Italy
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 248,338 number against 241,634 number in Italy, a difference of 6,704 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.

Italy ranks 17th and Japan ranks 16th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	208,980 number	225,282 number	16,302 number	Japan
1980s	240,927 number	262,938 number	22,010 number	Japan
1990s	238,109 number	268,166 number	30,056 number	Japan
2000s	249,109 number	241,918 number	7,190 number	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Italy or Japan?: Japan, at 248,338 number against 241,634 number in Italy as of 2005.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Italy and Japan?: 6,704 number, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2005.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Italy ranks 17th and Japan ranks 16th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.